An attempt in progress to compile the most universal movies of all time, the creamiest of the crop, the most rewarding and eternal.
Sharing your assent or dissent, as well as any pertinent info, will be greatly appreciated and cited. The goal is not to make you admire this list. It's to get more people making this kind of list for themselves.

I don't know how a movie could be any better than this! It takes the viewer so far away, until you don't know where you are or when you are. You're curious about what lurks in every room, hungry for the foods, lustful for the people, and at the same time sickened and frightened of it all. It's alien and grotesque, and miraculously somehow it's still a reflection of our very own world and times. Pure genius, plus unbelievable conviction by the production team. What a gift! It feels like in every single scene we are treated to: a beautiful poem, thirty beautiful photographs, and a grim polemic against human weakness. And for all this hard work and wealth of beauty, we should be grateful.
The many random characters that stare at the camera in every scene, gives the movie an odd feeling of timelessness and erasure of our awareness of the camera. In other words, after a while, it makes the viewer feel less like he or she is watching a movie, but travelling with the characters. The music alternates between and combines African folk chants and futuristic edgy space-music. It provides the perfect unobtrusive background, setting the eerie mood, and at slow parts in the drama, it takes over complementing the images so we never feel a disruption in the exhilarating curiosity.
The title comes from the title of an ancient Roman novel, which the rest of the movie is also based on.

Easy Rider

Directed by Dennis Hopper

Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper,

and Terry Southern

Produced by Peter Fonda

Cinematography by László Kovács

Editing by Donn Cambern

Art direction by Jeremy Kay

Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper,

Jack Nicholson, Toni Basil,

and Karen Black

It feels like a protest song in that it's critical of contemporary life and yet it makes us feel good to watch it. It unites us to a feeling of wandering, discovery, and fellowship with the people of the United States. And it opens our eyes towards new possibilities for ways to exist. Though it is a little weak when it comes to thin and overly symbolic story, it is strong as a beautiful panorama of nature, people, music, and the road. The editing and photography are all about groovy feelings and chance moments of liberation. All five main characters are beautifully portrayed.

Last Summer

Directed by Frank Perry

Written by Eleanor Perry

Produced by Sidney Beckerman and Alfred W. Crown,

and Emanuel L. Wolf

Music by John Simon

Cinematography by Enrique Bravo and Gerald Hirschfeld

Editing by Sidney Katz and Marion Kraft

Art direction by Peter Dohanos

Costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge

Starring Barbara Hershey, Catherine Burns

Richard Thomas, and Bruce Davison

Two boys and a girl try to dispel the boredom and fear of their teenage years during a summer in beach town. The cinematography and direction is simple, fable-like, and pure. The emotions ramp up quickly and viscerally. Beautiful performances all around! The ending may not be your favorite or mine, but it certainly is realistic and fitting for the mood progression.